'Ah, the taste of spicy success!'
Yet another crop that future long-distance space explorers can count on for sustenance.
Astronauts on board the International Space Station were treated to a very special meal: space tacos, made with the first peppers to have ever been grown in space."Friday Feasting!" NASA astronaut Megan McArthur, noting that the result was "my best space tacos yet: fajita beef, rehydrated tomatoes & artichokes, and HATCH CHILE!"
Friday Feasting! After the harvest, we got to taste red and green chile. Then we filled out surveys . Finally, I made my best space tacos yet: fajita beef, rehydrated tomatoes & artichokes, and HATCH CHILE!
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